Education Direction Publishes The Transparent Teacher
(firmenpresse) - SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 03/11/13 -- , a company dedicated to measurably improving student learning through , has published their second book, , through Jossey-Bass Press.
Utilizing their experiences working with teachers across the country, the authors of The Transparent Teacher identify and address a fundamental challenge to improving teaching and learning: Teachers are traditionally given few opportunities to engage in opportunities that address the challenges they encounter in the most important context, their classrooms.
"When professional learning opportunities exist outside of a teacher's own classrooms, a teacher encounters the challenge of transferring learning from a training session to the classroom context. Even more problematic, as teachers apply their learning in their classrooms, they are rarely given focused opportunities to practice and refine their new strategies," notes Dr. Trent Kaufman, co-author of the book. "We know deliberate practice is a critical piece of all learning and yet, teachers' professional development is nearly void of this essential component."
Co-author Emily Dolci Grimm explains the role of Teacher-Driven Observation (TDO), the peer observation process outlined in the book, in addressing this critical need. "When teachers are equipped to lead the collection of data in their own classrooms through Teacher-Driven Observation, they are simultaneously empowered to focus on areas of learning that are immediately relevant to their daily instruction. TDO creates the space for teachers to examine their instruction in the context of their own classrooms, moving professional development closer to their daily work."
This practical, comprehensive book outlines the three steps of the Teacher-Driven Observation process and provides protocols and templates that equip teachers and school leaders with the capacity and tools to improve professional learning through peer-collected classroom data. The replicable practices and real-life examples illustrated in the book provide principals and teachers insight into how they can use TDO in their buildings and classrooms to cultivate improvements in teaching and student learning and equips all education stakeholders who want to improve teaching and learning with the tools to do so.
Classroom teacher Andrea Campbell has seen firsthand how the TDO process can impact teaching and learning. She explains, "Teacher-Driven Observation has opened the professional dialogue in our high school, empowering teachers with a process for learning that is immediately relevant to what we do in the classroom each day."
Education Direction is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the . Education Direction works with to equip stakeholders with the tools they need to consistently improve student learning. For additional information, visit or call 801-456-6700.
Dr. Trent Kaufman
801-456-6700
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